BNSF 8776 Colorado Springs 24 Feb 15
BNSF 8776 leads a string of coal down the grade in Colorado Springs, CO.
If you read the description in my previous upload, you know I was dealing with ice and snow build up on my wheels making my car vibrate something fierce if I got up to about 50mph. Not wanting to endure the shaking or risk causing damage to my vehicle, I decided to minimize my travels. The closest I could get and still have some scenery was right here in the parking lot of the southern trailhead of the New Santa Fe Trail. While this scene looks rural and out there, it's really not. Directly behind me is a major 4-lane road and to my right is Interstate 25 and accompanying businesses and restaurants, but the lens gives the impression that you're out in rural, pristine Colorado. Shhhh, don't tell anybody!
The New Santa Fe Trail, as its name suggests, is a trail that follows the old ATSF roadbed between this spot and Palmer Lake, CO. Once the ATSF was ripped up, the Joint Line became a single-track main south of Palmer Lake. If you start here and walk north, you will have gained about 1,200' of elevation. I haven't made the hike, but I've been on parts of the trail and it's beautiful. Plus, there are trains!
BNSF 8776 Colorado Springs 24 Feb 15
BNSF 8776 leads a string of coal down the grade in Colorado Springs, CO.
If you read the description in my previous upload, you know I was dealing with ice and snow build up on my wheels making my car vibrate something fierce if I got up to about 50mph. Not wanting to endure the shaking or risk causing damage to my vehicle, I decided to minimize my travels. The closest I could get and still have some scenery was right here in the parking lot of the southern trailhead of the New Santa Fe Trail. While this scene looks rural and out there, it's really not. Directly behind me is a major 4-lane road and to my right is Interstate 25 and accompanying businesses and restaurants, but the lens gives the impression that you're out in rural, pristine Colorado. Shhhh, don't tell anybody!
The New Santa Fe Trail, as its name suggests, is a trail that follows the old ATSF roadbed between this spot and Palmer Lake, CO. Once the ATSF was ripped up, the Joint Line became a single-track main south of Palmer Lake. If you start here and walk north, you will have gained about 1,200' of elevation. I haven't made the hike, but I've been on parts of the trail and it's beautiful. Plus, there are trains!